SDCC: Disney Offers A Sneak Peek At Doctor Who Christmas Special 2024

A first-look teaser for this year’s Doctor Who festive special, Joy to the World, has been unveiled at San Diego Comic-Con.

As part of a panel attended by Ncuti Gatwa, Millie Gibson and showrunner Russell T Davies, fans were treated to a new clip from the Steven M0ffat-penned episode.

Speaking in a behind the scenes video on YouTube, Russell T Davies previously said of Joy to the World: “Now the Doctor voyages forward, and guess what always happens to the Doctor every so often – Christmas! Here comes Christmas.”

“I can’t give away much more but work has begun on it already, and it’s mad, it’s one of the maddest Christmas specials you’ll ever see. It’s epic, it goes to so many different places. And it’s a great story of who the Doctor is when he’s alone.”

The episode has been written by former showrunner Steven Moffat, who told Ireland AM: “Nicola is wonderful in it, she will break your heart.”